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Solar-powered desalination plants are offering a lifeline to communities in the most climate-ravaged part of Bangladesh’s coast, where rising sea levels, floods and tidal surges are pushing saltwater ...

13 Aug 2025

2024 was a significant year for Malaysia as the country made noteworthy policy changes to signal its transition to a low-carbon economy. As Malaysia assumes the Asean presidency in 2025, there is an o...

2 Feb 2025

From adding finance to making sure loss and damage funds reach vulnerable populations, climate adaptation is an increasingly crucial topic as extreme weather events disrupt daily life. Around the wor...

7 Jan 2026

From 10 November, representatives from more than 100 countries are expected to gather in Belém, Brazil, as the Amazon city hosts the COP30 climate summit. It is a conference that the United Nations ha...

19 Nov 2025

Late last year, Thailand did something remarkable. The country’s government approved a new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), committing to reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions by nearly hal...

2 Mar 2026

Resilience and credible regulation key to unlocking the US$210 billion Thailand needs to decarbonise by 2035

Bangkok, 24 September: Strengthening water governance, scaling renewable energy and enforcing robust climate legislation are essential to safeguarding Thailand’s industrial competitiveness and f...

24 Sep 2026

...renewables driving this either: mining for coal and gold drives 71 per cent of mining-related deforestation, with devastating consequences for communities. In the Amazon rainforest, for instance, gold...

12 Dec 2024

...Renewables meet 27 per cent of their electricity demand and nuclear another 15 per cent. (These figures are based on the electricity these facilities consume, rather than any contracts they have to bu...

25 Sep 2025

...renewables that require the extraction of critical minerals through mining in protected forests, he said. A case in point is the tropical island of Borneo, which currently faces increasing threats of ...

20 Aug 2025

High production costs and a lack of regulation and standards are slowing the uptake of green hydrogen in Asia, experts say. But the world's largest emitting region will need green hydrogen – that is, ...

16 Oct 2024

...renewables. Third, coal plants will remain in pipeline operation because sunk costs, long-term contracts, and cheap financing keep them viable. Therefore, the economics of coal also need to be fundame...

10 Oct 2025

...renewables in the energy mix,” it said. The surge in energy demand globally continued to outpace the adoption of renewables, with the shift away from fossil fuels further complicated by economic chall...

22 Oct 2024

As geopolitical challenges and tensions escalate globally, one thing is clear: fragmented politics will not fix a fractured planet. This is why the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) – the wor...

28 Nov 2025

...renewables, offering investors a more stable, long-term opportunity. By shifting away from LNG and focusing on renewables, investors can reduce risk, align with global climate goals, and tap into a gr...

14 Nov 2024

...renewables by 2030, among other pledges. It has stuck by its commitments so far. Speaking on The Eco-Business Podcast in a new series called On the frontlines, which profiles changemakers on the hard...

8 Apr 2025

In a dramatic turn of events, Indian tycoon Gautam Adani’s Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has withdrawn from the second phase of a proposed wind power project in northern Sri Lanka. The project, which wa...

27 Feb 2025

Major gains in civil registration in Asia and the Pacific, but millions still left behind: UN

The number of unregistered children under five has dropped by 62 per cent in Asia and the Pacific, from 135 million in 2012 to 51 million in 2024. This means 84 million more children today have a reco...

20 Jun 2025

South Korea’s industry ministry said it will provide nearly KRW 300 billion (US$220 million) in low-interest loans to 16 companies investing in carbon reduction facilities and research, as part of eff...

10 Nov 2025

Pollution shortens the average lifespan in Vietnam. Toxic air causes 70,000 deaths and reduces life expectancy by 1.4 years, according to one estimate. The health crisis is most dire in the capital ci...

16 Jun 2025

An Indian wind and solar company has surfaced as the region’s second most sustainable company. Suzlon Energy Ltd entered the ranking of 100 of the world’s greenest corporates in Canada-based media and...

23 Jan 2026

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